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	Topics Stenella Topic Home Stenella is a genusGenus In the binomial nomenclature used worldwide, the name of an organism is composed of two parts: its genus name and a species... in the dolphinDolphin Summary Dolphins are highly intelligent aquatic mammals closely related to whales and porpoises.... familyFamily (biology) In biological classification, family is 1) a rank or 2) a taxon in that rank.... . Currently five species are recognised in this genus: Pantropical Spotted DolphinPantropical Spotted Dolphin Overview The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans.... , S. attenuata Atlantic Spotted DolphinAtlantic Spotted Dolphin The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a dolphin found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean.... , S. frontalis Spinner DolphinSpinner Dolphin The Spinner Dolphin is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world.... , S. longirostris Clymene DolphinClymene Dolphin Overview The Clymene Dolphin, in some texts known as the Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin, is dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocea... , S. clymene Striped DolphinStriped Dolphin The Striped Dolphin is an extensively studied dolphin that is found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's ocea... , S. coeruleoalba The common name for species in this species is the "spotted dolphins" or the "bridled dolphins". They are found in temperate and tropical seas all around the world. Individuals of several species begin their lives spotless and become steadily more covered in darker spots as they get older. The species name comes from the Greek stenos meaning narrow. It was coined by John Gray in 1866. He intended it as a subgenus of Steno. Modern taxonomists recognise two genera.